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Lets make you some Cash and get your name in lights!

Promotion November 2011

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0:00 This is how an idea starts with a video camera

Right, here we go. This is how an idea starts with a video camera. So I'm going to put that there, turn that around, hopefully it'll stop going blurred, and there you go. Right, don't know how this is going to progress, but like I've always said, use your imagination, expand your mind, and you never know, could be you. What am I on about? Right, you've seen me do a few videos on these bits of kit from DJ Stans. And what they are, they're items for DJs or I suppose for anyone. You can just stick them in your bedroom, stick them in your house. If you're someone who's exceedingly rich, who's about 50 or 60, doesn't really want to DJ out but you've got your kit at home and you want to have your own house party, then you can have a setup on the likes of some... Well, not this, but you know, you've seen the DJ stands. I will put a link in the description. It'll be a lickable clink. People like that.

1:52 You've got a lot of flashing, which is really rude

That'll take you to a video where I've actually done a couple of demos or a demo on a piece of DJ Stan's hardware. But, here is the whole idea behind this video. Now, what I would like to do in the new year and I'd like to know if there's a company out there who'd like to sponsor this particular competition that I want to do. And in return, that company could do really well out of it. Thanks for watching, and I'll see you next time. You've got a lot of flashing, which is really rude. So, this is the idea. First of all, let me show you something. I want to show you this. You know how the knee bone's connected to the arm bone and the arm bone's connected to the neck bone and the neck bone's connected to the ankle bone? Okay, doesn't matter. But there is a plug-in thing and you'll notice a lead. You'll see where this video's going very shortly. He says!

God, you've got to be kidding me. Right, hold on, where is it? Right, there it goes. It goes there. There it is. To a plug-in thing! Yes! We like plug-in things, don't we? Right, now that, in turn, could go into, I don't know, maybe something like that. Now, first of all, these items can be bought on the web. So you don't have to make them, they can be bought. Now again, please don't start asking me, where can I buy them from? There's something here called a keyboard. That thing there does not need cheese, it's called a mouse. And just over there is a screen. Something else called Google. Go and do your stuff. Right, now, here's the interesting bit. Now look at that. That is wonderful. Do you want me to show you something? Oh, shit.

We're supposed to do that, we're supposed to do that! Look at that! See? It's a sticky on thing. Well actually, one bit I'll say, this one is from www.magnetic spelled M-A-G-N-E-T-I-C-K dot co dot UK. Now then, check this out. What I'm going to do now is I'm going to plug in this meaning behind all this madness, seriously. So I'm going to plug... I'm going to plug that into the plug-in thing there. I'm then going to take this part here, which is the other plug-in thing, and I'm going to plug it in to the other plug-in thing, which is sort of like there. There you go. I haven't dropped anything. I dropped one earlier. Terrible. I'm going to plug... Christmas dinners, what do you expect? Turkey? My God, I'll be looking like... Like that. Right, so that goes in there like that. There. And then you've got a boxy thing.

Cable thing into there. Now this is where the fun starts because, watch this. Put that in there and... Shit, look at that one. I've broken it, have I? Oh God, blimey. Oh dear, what have I done there? Oopsie daisy. Has he broken it? No. No, I haven't broken it. Can't have broken it. I can't have broken it. Ah, there you go. Sorry, I plugged it in the wrong way. Called for that. Now look at that. That. There's an LED strip. Alright, it's got nothing to do with taking your clothes off. It's an LED strip. So what is this video about? And all the companies out there, yes, you can get involved. Well mainly one really. This is what the video is about and I will be doing, cross fingers, a video in January, hopefully January, if not January definitely February. The video is about you.

5:20 Making your own light

Making your own light. Your own light. Now, I don't want to see a diagram or anything like that. Not now. Just think about the whole concept first before we start the competition. But design a light. Now, bearing in mind you would maybe need mirrors, motors, maybe LEDs, maybe dichroic lenses, maybe a laser, something like that. But try and think of... Not here, outside around here. All of those bits. Even outside the window. It's very cold at the moment. Luckily the snow's gone, thank God. No more snow please. Thank you. But think outside the box. Sorry. Now this is where the companies will get involved or a company because of course any company out there who sponsors my concept of the competition they should be allowed to make

The winning idea. Now think about it! Isn't that absolutely immense? It's bigger than this! It's even bigger. Do you know, someone got me these for Christmas. Honestly, they're called stress breasts. Gosh, disgusting. Doctor, we have an emergency! Oh dear. Right, so that is the whole concept. Now if you think about it, you can buy things like this off the web. Just strips of LEDs, alright? And if you could do that, then you can buy other bits. If you've got a bit of know-how, maybe you can put 2 and 3 and 5 together and come up with 43. No, maybe you can put 2, 3 and 5 and come up with 10. That's an even better idea. That's what I want you to, at the moment, think about. Think about making a light. Now bearing in mind, OK, it would have to go if, let's say, your idea...

7:50 Other designs, but try not

All of this goes into production. It would have to go through stringent tests and it would have... I mean, there would have to be women beating it with sticks to make sure it works perfectly. Just reminded me about it last night. But just think of the whole idea. I mean, wouldn't it be wonderful if you could have designed a light that maybe you're there and you could have designed a light that a DJ could be using over there, maybe next door or maybe the other side of the world. That would be fantastic. It's a good idea to look at other designs, but try not to copy other designs. Try and make something completely different. Try and, like I said earlier on, open your mind and just make something which is so extraordinary it is extraordinary. It's fantastic. Now that's what this video is about, to inspire you.

Blinking good one. I nearly said bloody then. I'm not allowed to say that on the web. I promise you I won't say that. I would have said, make it a bloody good one. So I won't say that. I'll say, make it a blinking good one. So, that's the concept. Next year, a video for you guys to put video responses onto and show us your... The light that you've made, alright? Very simple-ish, if you're technically minded. But again, I mean, you look at it years ago, a PC. If you think about a PC years ago, people used to think, my God, it must be really intricate, what's going on? But what is a PC? It's basically, it's like building blocks. It's a power supply, it's a motherboard, it's a couple of bits that go... Apart from that.

Far from that, nothing else. Oh dear. It's got fannies. I mean at the end of the day we all like a good fanny. So, because otherwise it wouldn't work. Right, so please let's get these ideas rolling. So goodbye 2010, hello 2011. It's going to be a good one. And let's make someone out there... Maybe rich, but at least let's put their name on the DJ map as Person X who designed this fantastic light. All right? Practice and enjoy. Thank you. Dankeschön. Tusen takk. Merci. Diochen waur. Cheers, Giza. There you go. Practice and enjoy. Oi!

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